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Nature 456, 187-188 (13 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/456187a; Published online 12 November 2008
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Neuroscience: Cool songs
Chris M. Glaze1 & Todd Troyer2
Abstract
Cooling a specific cluster of neurons in songbirds' brains slows song tempo without changing other acoustic features. This clever technique could be used for understanding neural control of other complex behaviours.
Complex behaviours, ranging from speech and typing to dancing and swimming, all require careful coordination of dozens and often hundreds of different muscles. The resulting behaviour frequently shows hierarchical structure, with sequences composed of primitive movements, each of which is composed of even more basic movements.
- Chris M. Glaze is in the Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 312 Leidy Laboratories, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Email: cglaze@sas.upenn.edu - Todd Troyer is in the Department of Biology, University of Texas San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249, USA.
Email: todd.troyer@utsa.edu
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